Blast inch closer to Dundas for league lead

Dundas Real McCoys came up one sniper short in losing a key 2-1 Allan Cup Hockey contest to the Brantford Blast on Friday night (Feb. 7) in the Telephone City.

Tied 1-1 after three periods of regulation time and an overtime session, the two teams had to settle their dispute in a shootout. And the Blast proved the better marksmen, scoring on three of their six attempts to the Real McCoys’ two.

Brantford’s final shooter, Chad Spurr, gave the hosts the win to pull within two points of league leading Dundas.

Recently signed forward Jason Ward gave Dundas a first period lead until Brandon Dietrich evened the score mid-way through the second period.

Brantford travels to Whitby on Saturday (Feb. 8) to play the third place Dunlops, who are two points back of the Blast, 27 points to 25 points. Dundas will take on the fourth-place Generals (22 points) in Stoney Creek on Sunday (Feb. 9).